Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-20
Mrs. j. l.. Miller is very sick.

NJ rs 5. W. Tinker is in Saginaw this
week visiting friends.
James Sutherland, one of the stock
holders of the D., l.. & y. railroad, has
been in town this week.
Mrs. NJ. +. Williams has opened up
her millinery store in the Church block,
with large and complete line.
An interesting correspondent &C from
Sumner was crowded out this week
owing to the latenesS of its arrival
Palmer * Spinney have 2S0 acres Of
hard wood timbered land in Emmet
county for sale, or exchange for land in
Gratiot county.
Glen salisbury, the popular drug
clerk, recently with T. A. Miller & Co.,
is now behind the prescription case at
b. ;. Webbs drug store.
If you want to paint your house, it
will pay YOU to buy our Kalamazoo
Mrstic Paint. We warrant it without
superior. Call and get prices.
Il. \. MILLER & Co.
An Arcadia constable went into a GER
tain business mans store on Superior
street one day last week to serve no
tice to yacate the premises. Fhe b. m.
didn't propose to 90. took the papers
away from the constable, and still holds
the fort
We offer about 100 ladies' and miss
cs hats. well trimmed. for % cents. -
cents, S1.0O, II - and $l.ss. worth
more than double the money. The
greatest bargains ever offered in mil
lmery. Call at once and get best Sc
/ lcctions J. l.. MILLER.
The brick work ON the new addition
to the Wright House is nearly COM
pleted The Increased room that The
addition will afford is much needed. as
the hotel is entertaining more guests
than it can comfortably accommodate,
nearly every day But they will come.
We are often asked the question.
Are we ever going to have sidewalk
from opposite the grist mill to the Su-
perior street river bridge so our children
can get to school with scmc degree of
comfort during wet weather." We are
obliged to plead ignorance on the sub
ject and respectfully refer all inquirers
Ito the village council.
Greely Bros. have leased the IIaring-
toa house at st. Louis for the present
season, and propose to put the Wright
house. of Alma. into the shade or break
a string Evening N0rS. You can put
it on record at once that their string is
busted, by thunder After they
have been in st. Louis 80 days they
will want to take heirilluslrous name
sake's advice and "go west" about 3
miles.
We are sorry to be obliged to ac-
knowledge it, but nevertheless it Is
IA fact that the Alma cemetery is one
of the most neglected spots in the vii
lage. Very few Of the lots look as if
any care was bestowed on their ap-
pearance, and where should be found
flowers and other adornments, weeds.
briars and high dead grass abound in
abundance. This should not be. The
promptingS Of love for departed lela-
tiyes and friends should make it a
pleasure and not task to devote a
few hours occasionally in adorning and
caring for their last resting place. BY
Decoration day. at least, the Alma
cemetery should be made to look like a
well cared for park instead of like a
deserted field, as it does at present.
Michael Mcnamara 5 team was stand
ing at the mill yesterday afternoon
while Mr.. VI. was inside attending tC
some business. They became frighten-
ed at something and run away. tearing
through Superior street at "A terrific pace
going towards home. The team of Mr.
Curtis. of Emerson. was standing IN
front of Spicer's market when the rum
away team passed that point. and he.
coming imbucd with like spirit start
eel after them. Mr.. {. had hold of th,
reins and managed to keep the horses
i'm the road. They tdrned the Wright
House corner, nearly capsizing the wag-
on. and were finally stopped in front OF
the Santarium. Mr.. Mcnamara got
rig and started after his team, and
found them just west of town, where
they had been stopped. with nothing
broken and the horses all right. 1t wa,
indeed Il lucky runaway. causing con
siderable eXcitment and no damage.
Challenge.
We the UNDERSIGNED do hereby cbal